I forgot to mention that I'm taking internet sabbatical this week. I have been spending entirely too much time online, and I need to take a break!
I do love you all, and hope that everyone takes care and has a wonderful week! If you want to call me, my number is in the phone book! lol...
Love, Ash
6.24.2007
Sundays...
I love Sundays...I get to go to church and then either we relax or go and visit our grandparents on special holidays...it's great!
Today we went to church, and then this afternoon I played frisbee with Karl at the park. It was awesome! We stayed for about an hour, and then played on the swings for a while. He is soooo cute!
Mom gave us money for slushies, so we went and got hyper off of coke slushies...perfect day for them too!
Well, it's my day off tomorrow, pretty excited!
hope everyone had a good week-end...
Love, Ash
Today we went to church, and then this afternoon I played frisbee with Karl at the park. It was awesome! We stayed for about an hour, and then played on the swings for a while. He is soooo cute!
Mom gave us money for slushies, so we went and got hyper off of coke slushies...perfect day for them too!
Well, it's my day off tomorrow, pretty excited!
hope everyone had a good week-end...
Love, Ash
6.22.2007
Take it One Day at a Time...
Well, I have survived yet another week at my job...
I was in training for Tech yesterday and today, so that was a nice change as my schedule was from 7:00 to 3:30.
Thanks to everyone who has been praying for me. I am going to survive, but I'm just feeling a little bit overwhelmed.
My blog is being slow tonight, so that's all I'm going to write...Hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
I was in training for Tech yesterday and today, so that was a nice change as my schedule was from 7:00 to 3:30.
Thanks to everyone who has been praying for me. I am going to survive, but I'm just feeling a little bit overwhelmed.
My blog is being slow tonight, so that's all I'm going to write...Hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
6.18.2007
Money is NOT everything
I'm thinking about getting a new job. Distributed about 5 resumes downtown today. My job is NOT going as well as I had hoped, and I have lasted better than some people who get a job there.
As much as I thought this job would be good for the money, honestly, it's NOT worth it. I want to be happy, and I don't think that choosing to stay at a job where the majority of the calls are negative is a place that I would describe "positive".
Lots of people have told me to stick it out, that it's only 8 wks left, or not to take it so personally. Haha...you're talking to someone who cries over the stupidest things, and you tell ME not to take it personally??? I think I'll pass thanks!
So, hopefully I get some calls back, as I'm kind of desperate right now for anything-EXCEPT for Tim Hortons...haha...that's where I draw the line!
Anyways...hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
As much as I thought this job would be good for the money, honestly, it's NOT worth it. I want to be happy, and I don't think that choosing to stay at a job where the majority of the calls are negative is a place that I would describe "positive".
Lots of people have told me to stick it out, that it's only 8 wks left, or not to take it so personally. Haha...you're talking to someone who cries over the stupidest things, and you tell ME not to take it personally??? I think I'll pass thanks!
So, hopefully I get some calls back, as I'm kind of desperate right now for anything-EXCEPT for Tim Hortons...haha...that's where I draw the line!
Anyways...hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
6.17.2007
If you have a Dream...
Someone sent this to me the other day, and it was sent at the exact moment that I needed to hear it:
Don't wait for some distant day to come,it may be too late before you've even begun.Not everyone will agree with all you decide.
Be true to yourself first and foremost.The only important thing in life is what you dowith the time you spend here on earth.
Don't be afraid to follow your desires,they are not silly nor selfish.Take the time and do what makes you feel alive.
Leave your fears and regrets in the past,for this is where they belong.Don't cloud today with things that can't be undone.
You have no more control over yesterday or tomorrow,than you do the raging of your passions.Do not quiet these dreams nor quench your desires.
For if you do, your journey is ended.You have only today to begin anew and follow your dreams.For in the end all we have are our memories.
When the twilight comes to us, let there be,
No excuses, no explanations, no regrets!
~Author Unknown~
Sometimes I feel that I have made the biggest mistakes in life, but I have to learn to let go, to forgive myself, to move on. I constantly have to tell myself that I have learned from the mistakes I have done wrong. I grow from those, become a better person because of it. I know what I will NOT do in the future.
Why is it so hard to forgive YOURSELF???
It's so easy to say, "I forgive you" to everyone else, but we beat ourselves up over the things we have done. We never learn to say those three words to ourselves. Even God says he forgives and forgets. He moves on. He wants us to live for the here and now, not constantly think about the past and our regrets.
I'm finding this very difficult to do. Until I can finally forgive myself, only then will I be able to truly love others, to open my heart and live with abandon. My regrets are holding me back from doing the things I need to do in life, from being exuberantly happy.
My cautious and anxiety driven lifestyle keeps me from doing the things I want to do the most. Of course I have to be careful about the things I do, but I can't let my worries, fears, regrets, and guilt weigh me down.
I have freedom in Christ! He has saved me from my sins, from my regrets and mistakes!! He died for me when I didn't even deserve it, yet I still can't figure out a way to let go.
Humanity is such a complicated thing. Sometimes I feel my humanity to the point where I am overcome with so much shame and guilt. Those are the times when I know that God is saying, "Come here, Ashleigh. Rest in me. Lay all your burdens on me. I can carry them for you. You don't have to do it all on your own. Tell me your troubles. Confide in me. Let me help you. "
It's His way of saying, "relax...slow down...delight in me and my words that you will read in your Bible. Know that you are forgiven. I have given you grace even when you don't deserve it, because I love you."
God's grace abounds, and He offers it freely. I have come to understand it in a totally new way this past year. In a way that makes me grateful every time we sing about it in church, or I read about it in my Bible.
Thank you, God, for forgiveness and grace!! Help me now to forgive myself and live free of regret!
I love you, Father!
Love, Ash
Don't wait for some distant day to come,it may be too late before you've even begun.Not everyone will agree with all you decide.
Be true to yourself first and foremost.The only important thing in life is what you dowith the time you spend here on earth.
Don't be afraid to follow your desires,they are not silly nor selfish.Take the time and do what makes you feel alive.
Leave your fears and regrets in the past,for this is where they belong.Don't cloud today with things that can't be undone.
You have no more control over yesterday or tomorrow,than you do the raging of your passions.Do not quiet these dreams nor quench your desires.
For if you do, your journey is ended.You have only today to begin anew and follow your dreams.For in the end all we have are our memories.
When the twilight comes to us, let there be,
No excuses, no explanations, no regrets!
~Author Unknown~
Sometimes I feel that I have made the biggest mistakes in life, but I have to learn to let go, to forgive myself, to move on. I constantly have to tell myself that I have learned from the mistakes I have done wrong. I grow from those, become a better person because of it. I know what I will NOT do in the future.
Why is it so hard to forgive YOURSELF???
It's so easy to say, "I forgive you" to everyone else, but we beat ourselves up over the things we have done. We never learn to say those three words to ourselves. Even God says he forgives and forgets. He moves on. He wants us to live for the here and now, not constantly think about the past and our regrets.
I'm finding this very difficult to do. Until I can finally forgive myself, only then will I be able to truly love others, to open my heart and live with abandon. My regrets are holding me back from doing the things I need to do in life, from being exuberantly happy.
My cautious and anxiety driven lifestyle keeps me from doing the things I want to do the most. Of course I have to be careful about the things I do, but I can't let my worries, fears, regrets, and guilt weigh me down.
I have freedom in Christ! He has saved me from my sins, from my regrets and mistakes!! He died for me when I didn't even deserve it, yet I still can't figure out a way to let go.
Humanity is such a complicated thing. Sometimes I feel my humanity to the point where I am overcome with so much shame and guilt. Those are the times when I know that God is saying, "Come here, Ashleigh. Rest in me. Lay all your burdens on me. I can carry them for you. You don't have to do it all on your own. Tell me your troubles. Confide in me. Let me help you. "
It's His way of saying, "relax...slow down...delight in me and my words that you will read in your Bible. Know that you are forgiven. I have given you grace even when you don't deserve it, because I love you."
God's grace abounds, and He offers it freely. I have come to understand it in a totally new way this past year. In a way that makes me grateful every time we sing about it in church, or I read about it in my Bible.
Thank you, God, for forgiveness and grace!! Help me now to forgive myself and live free of regret!
I love you, Father!
Love, Ash
6.09.2007
oh...I love PORTUGUESE!
ok, so my day didn't start out the greatest...I think I was a little cranky because I got too much sleep.
AND I had an escalation with one of my calls, so that made me feel much worse. BUT...
about 15 minutes before work was up, I got a call from a dealer at Radio shack who had PERFECT English, and then I heard him speaking in a different language to a customer in the background. I thought it was Spanish because that is usually the language I hear from other customers. Then I realized that I understand what he was saying, and it was PORTUGUESE!!! My heart, you would not believe it, started being like over a mile a minute, I was SO crazy excited!
I waited until he finished talking to the customer, and then I said to him, "Voce fala portugues?" "you speak Portuguese?" and then he responded in Portuguese "yes". ... and then it took off from there! He asked me if I would prefer talking in English or Portuguese, and I definitely chose Portuguese! man, it was AWESOME! and my heart started beating even faster, and then I was just on cloud nine.
Wow, sometimes I am overwhelmed by the emotion that I feel just by speaking and understanding Portuguese. It's like I practically float, and my heart goes into overdrive!
As it turns out, he was also from Goias, the state that Joyce's mission is in! No wonder I understood him, because he spoke exactly the same way that I learned! He was so nice, and he definitely made my day!
When I hung up, one of the guys sitting beside me said jokingly, "you're not allowed to speak another language on the floor!" I said, "why not?" and he said, "because I don't understand you!" lol...it was great.
Then after work me and 3 of the other girls that were in my training class went out to Boston Pizza for dinner, and since it's the last day of our training class, we all won't be together again! So we took some pictures, and it was fun.
All in all my day was so-so, but talking portuguese definitely was the highlight!
HOpe ya'll have a wonderful week-end...love you guys!
love, Ash
AND I had an escalation with one of my calls, so that made me feel much worse. BUT...
about 15 minutes before work was up, I got a call from a dealer at Radio shack who had PERFECT English, and then I heard him speaking in a different language to a customer in the background. I thought it was Spanish because that is usually the language I hear from other customers. Then I realized that I understand what he was saying, and it was PORTUGUESE!!! My heart, you would not believe it, started being like over a mile a minute, I was SO crazy excited!
I waited until he finished talking to the customer, and then I said to him, "Voce fala portugues?" "you speak Portuguese?" and then he responded in Portuguese "yes". ... and then it took off from there! He asked me if I would prefer talking in English or Portuguese, and I definitely chose Portuguese! man, it was AWESOME! and my heart started beating even faster, and then I was just on cloud nine.
Wow, sometimes I am overwhelmed by the emotion that I feel just by speaking and understanding Portuguese. It's like I practically float, and my heart goes into overdrive!
As it turns out, he was also from Goias, the state that Joyce's mission is in! No wonder I understood him, because he spoke exactly the same way that I learned! He was so nice, and he definitely made my day!
When I hung up, one of the guys sitting beside me said jokingly, "you're not allowed to speak another language on the floor!" I said, "why not?" and he said, "because I don't understand you!" lol...it was great.
Then after work me and 3 of the other girls that were in my training class went out to Boston Pizza for dinner, and since it's the last day of our training class, we all won't be together again! So we took some pictures, and it was fun.
All in all my day was so-so, but talking portuguese definitely was the highlight!
HOpe ya'll have a wonderful week-end...love you guys!
love, Ash
5.31.2007
Hello, my name is Ashleigh, and thank you for calling.
Good evening to all-I hope that the day has gone well.
Mine went relatively good. I actually went to the gym today, after two days of laziness and total "bla-ness". I'm glad I went, even though I had to get up at 6AM. I felt more energized before work, and then 4PM comes around, and I start to feel tired again.
I've written so many blogs this month. Not too sure what the occasion was, but I'm pretty sure it was epic!!
I'm going to bed soon...love to you all!
Good night.
Love, Ash
Mine went relatively good. I actually went to the gym today, after two days of laziness and total "bla-ness". I'm glad I went, even though I had to get up at 6AM. I felt more energized before work, and then 4PM comes around, and I start to feel tired again.
I've written so many blogs this month. Not too sure what the occasion was, but I'm pretty sure it was epic!!
I'm going to bed soon...love to you all!
Good night.
Love, Ash
5.30.2007
I love you all!
Someone sent this to me in an e-mail today, and I thought I would post it here. This goes out to all my family and friends that I don't see very often, and to my Heritage peeps whom I miss very much!
Just Thinking
When we're apart,
I want you to keep me in your heart..
and in your mind.
Just quietly close your eyes once in a while
and imagine me here,
smiling and thinking
such thankful thoughts of you.
For I spend so many quiet moments.....
of my ownthinking how much I miss you,
.....and how hard it is to be apart,
.....and how wonderful it isthat you're always with me,warm and cherished
...here in my heart.
By--Collin McCarty--
Just Thinking
When we're apart,
I want you to keep me in your heart..
and in your mind.
Just quietly close your eyes once in a while
and imagine me here,
smiling and thinking
such thankful thoughts of you.
For I spend so many quiet moments.....
of my ownthinking how much I miss you,
.....and how hard it is to be apart,
.....and how wonderful it isthat you're always with me,warm and cherished
...here in my heart.
By--Collin McCarty--
Henri, the Vacuum...His job SUCKS!!
What happens when you mix a sense of humour with a long day of boring calls?
A VERY corny joke!
One of the ladies who is in my training class told me this joke an hour before I was finished work, and I couldn't stop laughing. I guess at the moment I really needed a good laugh.
I went through the drive thru with one of my customers who called today. It was awesome! She was from Texas, and she said, "hold on for a moment" and then I heard, "ya, can I get 2 corn dogs, a grilled cheese sandwich..." lol, oh man! It was so random.
So when I told her I had never had a corn dog before, she went on about how they were so good and told me if I ever come to Texas that I should get one.
We finally got our logins today, after 2 hours of being on a computer with somebody else, so I was really happy about that. For the rest of the day I was by myself, asking questions the whole while of course.
It was a really good day, and although my cold hasn't gone away, I didn't have a headache today like I did yesterday, so I'm fine with that!
Hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
A VERY corny joke!
One of the ladies who is in my training class told me this joke an hour before I was finished work, and I couldn't stop laughing. I guess at the moment I really needed a good laugh.
I went through the drive thru with one of my customers who called today. It was awesome! She was from Texas, and she said, "hold on for a moment" and then I heard, "ya, can I get 2 corn dogs, a grilled cheese sandwich..." lol, oh man! It was so random.
So when I told her I had never had a corn dog before, she went on about how they were so good and told me if I ever come to Texas that I should get one.
We finally got our logins today, after 2 hours of being on a computer with somebody else, so I was really happy about that. For the rest of the day I was by myself, asking questions the whole while of course.
It was a really good day, and although my cold hasn't gone away, I didn't have a headache today like I did yesterday, so I'm fine with that!
Hope everyone has a great night!
Love, Ash
NO LOGINS!
Yesterday I wasn't by myself afterall taking calls. My training class still hasn't received our logins yet, so...ya.
Oh well...that just means more practice and having someone right there with us to help, so that's good.
I have a cold, and a little bit of my allergies flared up, so I haven't been feeling the greatest the past two days. Ah well...such is life!
I am so happy because I bought a digital camera on Monday! it's my first digital camera ever, and I am ecstatic! I have been going picture crazy and annoying people...it's great!
Hope everyone has a great day...I'm off to work now!
Love you all!
Ash
Oh well...that just means more practice and having someone right there with us to help, so that's good.
I have a cold, and a little bit of my allergies flared up, so I haven't been feeling the greatest the past two days. Ah well...such is life!
I am so happy because I bought a digital camera on Monday! it's my first digital camera ever, and I am ecstatic! I have been going picture crazy and annoying people...it's great!
Hope everyone has a great day...I'm off to work now!
Love you all!
Ash
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